The first season of ''

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'', an

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, began airing on 15 August 2010 on

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. The season concluded on 21 November 2010 after 13 episodes and the ''Pilot – Telemovie''. ''Offspring'' is the story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman (

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), and her fabulously messy family, as they navigate the chaos of modern life. The show mixes conventional narrative drama with flashbacks, graphic animation and fantasy sequences. The first series aired Sundays at 8:30 pm in Australia. The season was released on

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as a five disc set under the title of ''Offspring: The Complete First Series and Feature-Length Telemovie'' on 1 December 2010. On 21 November 2010,

aired the final two episodes as a two-hour season finale as two parts. However the episodes have been released separately on

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and on the

release of Series 1.

Cast

Regular

as Nina Proudman * Kat Stewart as Billie Proudman *

Don Hany Don Hany (born 18 September 1975) is an Australian film, television and stage actor. He has received a number of accolades and nominations. He won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor, playing the protagonist, Zane Malik, in the SBS serie ...

as Chris Havel *

Deborah Mailman Deborah Jane Mailman (born 14 July 1972) is an Australian television and film actress, and singer. Mailman is best known for her characters: Parliament of Australia, MP Alexandra "Alex" Irving on the Australian political drama series ''Total Co ...

as Cherie Butterfield *

Eddie Perfect Edmund Perfect (born 17 December 1977) is an Australian musician, comedian, writer and actor. Widely known for his role as Mick Holland in Channel Ten's TV series ''Offspring'' in which he performs his own music, he has recorded solo albums an ...

as Mick Holland * Richard Davies as Jimmy Proudman *

Linda Cropper Linda Cropper (born 1 January 1958) is an Australian actress, primarily known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in the TV series ''Offspring'' and as Dame Nellie Melba in the television series '' Melba''. A shortened version of ''Melba'' was s ...

as Geraldine Proudman *and

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...

as Darcy Proudman

Recurring

Jane Harber Jane Harber is an Australian actress who is known from her role as Zara Perkich in the television series ''Offspring''. Career Television Harber's television roles have included Susie Money in the series '' Underbelly'', Zdenka Milanovic in ''T ...

as Zara Perkich *

Alicia Gardiner Alicia Gardiner is an Australian television and theatre actress who is best known from her role on television series ''Offspring'' as Kim Akerholt. Gardiner is also known for her role as Cath in '' Deadloch''. Early life Gardiner studied at th ...

as Kim Akerholt *

Lachy Hulme Lachy Hulme (born 1 April 1971) is an Australian actor and screenwriter. He has written several films and has appeared in a number of Australian and US film and television productions. Early life Hulme was born in Melbourne, Victoria where he h ...

as Martin Clegg *Leah De Niese as Odile *Christopher Morris as Brendan Wright * Marta Kaczmarek as Sonja * John Wood as Gareth Butterfield *

Damon Herriman Damon Herriman (born 31 March 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Dewey Crowe on the FX neo-western crime series '' Justified'' (2010–15), and Romeo on the Starz drama miniseries '' Flesh and Bone'' (2015). He is ...

as Boyd Carlisle *

Kestie Morassi Kestie Morassi (born 9 August 1978) is an People of Australia, Australian film and television actress. She played Natalie in the TV series ''Satisfaction (Australian TV series), Satisfaction'' (2007–2010) and Maggie Astoni in ''Home and Awa ...

as Ivy * Kate Atkinson as Renee * Kate Box as Alice Havel *

Sacha Horler Sacha Horler is an Australian actress. She was born on 12 February 1971. Her parents were lawyers, but co-founded Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company in the early 1970s. Early life and education Sacha Horler graduated from Sydney's National I ...

as Stacey * Matilda Brown as Chloe Fraser * Paul Denny as Sam Jenkins *Archie Flegeltaub as Ray Proudman *Tahlia Accornero as Lucy Havel

Guest stars

* Ian "Dicko" Dickson as Ian "Dicko" Dickson *

Brian Mannix Brian Mannix (born 7 October 1961 in Melbourne) is an Australian rock music singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of 1980s band Uncanny X-Men. He was a regular on television quiz show '' Spicks and Specks''. Career 1981–1987: ...

as Guitar Man *

Shaun Micallef Shaun Patrick Micallef (; born 18 July 1962) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, television presenter, and formerly a lawyer. He was the host of the satirical news comedy series '' Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' on the ABC. He also hoste ...

Cast

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Recurring

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